Nothing to lose

“There’s no sense of feeling the pressure here,” he said. “You lose a couple of games here with so few games left, you’re done. So you just go out and play, and we’ve talked as a group. A lot of people poke holes in us. A lot of people are poking holes, and rightfully so. We’ve had a very up and down season. I’m not complaining about that. But we can’t listen to that. We’ve got to stay within ourselves and find a way to grind and get points here. Whether we get there or not, I don’t predict it. But we’re going to keep on fighting and see where we’re at in the end.”

And I got to thinking that maybe the best thing for this team was the feeling that the season might already be lost.

Now it can go out and play, like a spoiler. That “nothing to lose” attitude can work wonders for teams in all sports late in seasons, mostly for bad teams out of races who suddenly have a strong finish, out of nowhere.

The thing with the Rangers is that they are still in the race, technically, if they can use this newfound loosey-goosey thing to their advantage. We’ve already seen what a simple two-game winning streak can do in a tortoise race like this.

But then the problem becomes, once they are back up and running in the race, are they able to maintain the “nothing to lose” feeling?

“Well it’s gotta cross the line completely…bing bing bang…and the thing there, the puck…excuse me, you see it land there. This is incredible Doc, I mean just this happening right here, how often do you see this? Right post, left…oh…ohhhhhhhh baby, that is in, I apologize…oh they gotta look at this, this is too big a goal. Oh my goodness! Oh, it hit the netting…it hung… and, and swirled around…I’ve never seen that before! I have not seen that. I didn’t…you know the nets aren’t constructed to do that. But now everybody in the arena knows that that should be a goal.”

Eh, I still don’t buy it. The Maple Leafs are playing the same way and will probably beat us. This is the most pessimistic I’ve been all season. I guess I still want to see them in the playoffs. Maybe we can give the Capitals a run again, haha.

They do have something to lose. A primo draft spot. If I thought this team could actually do some damage in the playoffs, I would be all about cheering for them to make the playoffs. RIght now, I cheer for them to play well. With their talent, they can go out, play well, and still lose. That would be the best of both worlds. I am not advocating tanking, but winning out will not help this team beyond a first round playoff loss.

So, I hope they play loose, try to be the spoiler, play their hearts out. I also hope all of this will not hurt their chances of getting a primo drafting spot. Wit the talent on this team, I could actually see that happen. They are playing loose, but were still outplayed by the Devils. I think it is a bit much to ask Henrik to be perfect for the rest of the year.

Oh yeah, and LETS GO CALGARY, beat them dirty bruins. Everything has got to break right today and tonight, but we could very well end up 1 point behind Boston at the end of the night, with some help AND with the Rangers helping themselves.

Can you say the talent Bylsma, Boudreau and Babcock have to work with is superior? Sure. But on the other hand, the Caps and Penguins were playing very poorly when the new coaches took over and turned them around. Babcock’s record speaks for itself. It’s not just a coincidence that players succeed when put in positions to succeed.
Example, Tortorella, who likes to not answer questions about his own strategies or decisions, seems very comfortable throwing players under the bus to the press.

“”I think it was a play that didn’t need to happen,” said Savard. “The situation, to me, it wasn’t a shoulder… Mine was an elbow and I think there was a little intent to injure there. I was obviously very unhappy with what happened, and I think it could have been avoided very easily.

“He’s tried and has tried to get my phone number and stuff like that,” Savard said. “From what happened, I really don’t, at the moment, have any interest in talking to him. That’s just how I feel. Maybe down the road, but right now I’m not feeling any better so I would rather not talk to him.”

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First, it was not an elbow, it was a shoulder.

Second, Savard is just your typical Boston athlete scumbag.

Cooke tries to apologize to the guy for a clean hit, in which he did not even need to apologize, and that dirtbag does not want to accept an apology.

In regards to Marc Savard’s injury, GOOOOOD! He deserves every headache and bout of dizziness he encounters because of the concussion.

It’s just a coincidence. I’d rather have Lisin in the lineup, but he doesn’t have much influence on the outcome.

Jokinen should sit. He doesn’t care aboot this team. He just wants to just visit the NYC prostitutes, and strip clubs before he signs a multi year deal with a team in a city his family wants to go. Maybe Tampa? Or Vancouver?

backlund has groin problems, that is why they took him out. I tell ya, I posted yesterday how the Rangers would beat out the flyers. by gaining one pt, then 2, then winning the remaining 2 head to head

and it is happening. without their top goalie and scorer, they are hurting and dropping off

Chico Resch was that dumb announcer / commentator during that Devils game? He was so awfull and one sided that it made me wanna puke. Our guys are NEVER that bias. Devils organization is scum and to have past players announcing is so bias. Have some Class NJ!! First Fatso don’t shake Averys hand ….

>>First, it was not an elbow, it was a shoulder.
>>Second, Savard is just your typical Boston athlete scumbag.
>>Cooke tries to apologize to the guy for a clean hit, in which he did not even need to
>>apologize, and that dirtbag does not want to accept an apology.

The guy’s playing career/livelihood is in jeopardy and you’re telling him he has no right to be angry at the idiot who tried to decapitate him? You can’t be serious!

Just as Cooke didn’t have to apologise, Savard doesn’t have to be receptive to said apology. Everything Savard said is in statement is spot on. If Cooke is so remorseful, he should go confess to his priest.

lol, so true…..but my fault i should not be focusing on his stats (12g, 17a, -12 and 1 GWG)….its all those intangibles and the chewing on the mouth guard and the stretching of his legs before each period that make him a true LEADER!

I agree with every little thing you’ve stated, but such as you mentioned on the finish, I at all times end up going back to how I used to do things. It’s a never ending circle. Writing issues down is a superb idea. I’ve recently beginning storing adjustments in day by day processes in spreadsheet recordsdata, so I can use them like a verify list. The only drawback then is that the list will get too lengthy and I begin missing bits out! Getting right into a rountine when one thing is modified is the best advice I can give.